Trujillo: 'Metallica will get even better'

Robert Trujillo has claimed that Metallica are entering a new phase which will see them getting "even better".

The bassist told Metal Hammer that his bandmates are just like "big teenagers" when they get together to play, ensuring that their music remains exciting.

"That's why I know the next phase is going to get even better; it feels like there's something new that's happening right now with us. You always have to hit those walls and barriers, with age things happen and in the world of Metallica, around St Anger, that's what happened," he said.

"Now that I feel like I'm in the band I feel like there's a lot of unity and we share a lot of the same kinds of interests."

Trujillo, who joined the group in 2003, said that he had a lot to live up to following in the footsteps of Cliff Burton, adding: "We're our own entities, I just try to give everything I've got."